Watching the Trump years at the White House is like watching Citizen Kane without knowing how it ends, without even knowing what “rosebud” will mean. We are, however, picking up the trajectory of the story and can clearly see that there will be a tragic ending because unlike all other
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Dead Wild Roses: Stirring Thoughts from a Great Mind on Terrible Things
I’m at a loss as to what I can add to this. The least I can do is share this important video from my longtime hero, Vihart.
Filed under: Feminism, Gender Issues Tagged: Orlando Shootings, Tragedy, Vihart
LeDaro: Refugees from the Middle East
It is heartbreaking. Why we humans are so cruel? Middle East turmoil has left millions homeless. Sad!
Continue readingLeDaro: Stirring Images of Syrian Boy’s Body Now Symbol of Europe’s Crisis-NBC
Today, a photo from Turkey showing the body of a lifeless Syrian boy washed upon a beach became a symbolic image of the refugee plight.
Continue readingPostArctica: Je Suis Charlie
I had never heard of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo prior to the assault on it’s staff. From what I have come to understand it produces cartoons that normally would be considered quite offensive to anyone associated with whatever it is currently satirizing. That’s what satirists do, they mock
Continue readingLeDaro: The Egyptian situation
I don’t know where it is headed to. More death and destruction. From Arab Spring to Arab tragedy and it is getting worse. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Continue readingLeDaro: Ahmad Abu Layl: A child soldier in Syria
Children in war-torn Syria. I am not in favour of American strikes as it will simply kill more civilians and may solve nothing. But the world, especially U.S. and Russia, must do something to end this tragedy in progress. If Iran can be brought into the negotiations it may work.
Continue readingLeDaro: Syrian War: Casualities of War
Wars do bring tragedies and we humans will never learn. It is about time that Russia intervenes to end this ongoing carnage of people in Syria. If Russia makes genuine efforts other nations will join in. Diplomatic resolution will be the best resolution. HELPING HANDS: Mustafa Abu Bekir, 23 years
Continue readingRedBedHead: On Pythons & Media Generated Paranoia
My partner and I have been talking much about the horribly tragic death of two boys in New Brunswick a couple of days ago. KP is snake-o-phobic and this just confirmed her worst fears, especially with a reptile shop around the corner that sells large snakes. For me, while it
Continue readingRedBedHead: On Pythons & Media Generated Paranoia
My partner and I have been talking much about the horribly tragic death of two boys in New Brunswick a couple of days ago. KP is snake-o-phobic and this just confirmed her worst fears, especially with a reptile shop around the corner that sells large s…
Continue readingRedBedHead: On Pythons & Media Generated Paranoia
My partner and I have been talking much about the horribly tragic death of two boys in New Brunswick a couple of days ago. KP is snake-o-phobic and this just confirmed her worst fears, especially with a reptile shop around the corner that sells large snakes. For me, while it
Continue readingParliamANT Hill: PM Waxes Poetic on Senate Scandal
One person’s tragedy is another’s travesty.
Continue readingLeDaro: Bangladesh: The Value of Human Life
The death toll from the Bangladesh factory collapse has surpassed 620. This is in a building which the architect said was not designed to handle industrial equipment. There was an obvious disregard of safety standards for which hundreds paid with their lives. Are the lives of Bangladeshis seen as equal
Continue readingLeDaro: Bangladesh: The Value of Human Life
The death toll from the Bangladesh factory collapse has surpassed 620. This is in a building which the architect said was not designed to handle industrial equipment. There was an obvious disregard of safety standards for which hundreds paid with their lives. Are the lives of Bangladeshis seen as equal
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: Who Is Responsible For Connecticut?
You are. We’re all responsible for Connecticut. All the causes that led up to the tragedy yesterday were known before from other horrible events but we did nothing to prevent them. Days of rational discussion have passed since a gun man shot up a theatre in Colorado, countless debates have
Continue readingWalking Turcot Yards: A Land Without Guns: How Japan Has Virtually Eliminated Shooting Deaths
by Max Fisher for The Atlantic (reposted from July 23, 2012) I’ve heard it said that, if you take a walk around Waikiki, it’s only a matter of time until someone hands you a flyer of scantily clad women clutching handguns, overlaid with English and maybe Japanese text advertising one
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: A Tragedy
Canada is one country out of 193 and most Canadians currently think we can do nothing about our economy; yet when one person out of seven billion uses a gun to kill we think we know the problem and how to solve it. Either we as a society recognize our
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: The Tragedy of Sept.11 Only Gets Worse
Every September 11 since 2001 has been a day to remember the victims of the terrorist attacks, but it should also be a day to remember the wars. Because just as we should never forget the men and women who died that day, we should never forget the mistakes we
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Chthonic Monsters — Theseus Becomes King
This is the final part of Chthonic Monsters. Part one, Theseus Goes to Crete, is here, and part two, Theseus Meets the Minotaur, is here. This is from a novel-in-progress, in which the characters tell one another many different stories. … Continue reading →
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